2 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

Fraternally Yours™

0 8

1 ISSN 0897-2958

Fraternally Yours,ZENSKA JEDNOTA,

is a monthly magazine published by theFirst Catholic Slovak Ladies Association.

National Headquarters at 24950 Chagrin Blvd.,Cleveland, Ohio 44122

EDITOR: Carolyn BazikP.O. Box 1617, Reading, PA 19603

E-mail: zjbazik@comcast.netPhone (610) 373-2743 • Fax (610) 375-8333

Periodical Postage Paid atCleveland, OH 44101 and additional entries

Subscription Rate, Non-Members: $6.00 — 1 Yr.

Printed at Triangle Press6720 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg, PA 17112

Postmaster: Send address changes toZenska Jednota,

First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association24950 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44122

Deadline for all articles is the 15thof the month, 1½ months prior to the issue date.

OFFICE HOURS — HOME OFFICEMonday through Friday — 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Phone: (216) 464-8015 • Toll Free: 800-464-4642Fax: (216) 464-9260 • Website: www.fcsla.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCHAPLAIN:

Rev. Msgr. Peter M. Polando, Saint MatthiasChurch, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, OH 44502.Residence: (330) 788-5082.PRESIDENT:

Mary Ann S. Johanek, 24950 Chagrin Boulevard,Beachwood, OH 44122. (800) 464-4642. Ext. 1011.VICE-PRESIDENTS:

Rosemary A. Mlinarich, 25726 State Line Road,Crete, IL 60417. Residence: (708) 672-6275.

Linda M. Killeen, 22947 Frederick, Farmington, MI48336. Residence: (248) 379-2514.

Bernadette J. Demechko, 2634 Taft Avenue,Youngstown, OH 44502. Residence: (330) 782-8638.E-mail: bdemechko@aol.comSECRETARY:

Irene J. Drotleff, 24950 Chagrin Boulevard,Beachwood, OH 44122. (800) 464-4642. Ext. 1012.TREASURER:

John M. Janovec, 24950 Chagrin Boulevard,Beachwood, OH 44122. (800) 464-4642. Ext. 1016.TRUSTEES:

Cynthia M. Maleski, Esq., 24950 Chagrin Boule-vard, Beachwood, OH 44122. (800) 464-4642.

Virginia Holmes, 1625 Vermont Avenue, WhiteOak, PA 15131. Residence: (412) 672-1565.AUDITORS:

Dorothy Urbanowicz, 27 Crescent Drive, Mones-sen, PA 15062. Residence: (724) 684-8243.

Barbara A. Sekerak, 6312 Elmdale Road, BrookPark, OH 44142. (216) 676-9332.

Steve Hudak, 8057 Amber Lane, Brecksville, OH44141. Residence: (440) 526-7530.EDITOR:

Carolyn Bazik, P.O. Box 1617, Reading, PA 19603(610) 373-2743.

COURT OF APPEALS:Barbara A. Shedlock Ken DolezalVeronica Bazik Ron SestakMary Jo Noyes Rebecca ColemanMary Sirocky-Angeloff Monica AnthonyRalph Szubski Bernard DrahozalLawrence Golofski Carol Yurechko

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited tospend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. My friend, Jenni-fer, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with afine home on the waterway, and several carscosting more than her house.

The first day and evening went well,and Jennifer was delighted to have thisrare glimpse into how the verywealthy live. The husband’s em-ployer was quite generous as a host,and took them to the finest restau-rants. Jennifer knew she would neverhave the opportunity to indulge in thiskind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant thatevening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of Jennifer and her husband.

He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silentmoment. Jennifer wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There wasnothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone haddropped, and a few cigarette butts.

Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held itup and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why wouldhe even take the time to stop and pick it up? Throughout dinner, the entirescene nagged at her.

Finally, she could stand it no longer. She causally mentioned that herdaughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had foundhad been of some value.

A smile crept across the man’s face as he reached into his pocket forthe penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies be-fore! What was the point of this?

“Look at it.” He said. “Read what it says.”She read the words “United States of America.”“No, not that; read further.”“One cent?”“No, keep reading.”“In God we Trust?”“Yes!”“And?”“And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. When-

ever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single UnitedStates coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right infront of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see acoin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick thecoin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, atleast, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a con-versation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. Istopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and re-playing in my mind a number of things I cannot change. I read the words,“In God We Trust,” and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seemsthat I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last fewmonths, but then, pennies are plentiful!

And, God is patient...This month be more observant and maybe you too will find some

pennies along your journey –Warmly, Carolyn

FEBRUARY 2010 3

You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in VainYou Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain

Reverend Monsignor Peter M. Polando, National Chaplain

My dear Friends,

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the call of

Moses to lead the Israelites from slavery

by the Egyptians to the Promised Land

was inaugurated by God’s appearance

to Moses in the burning bush. Moses

hears the instructions of the Lord but

questions who he should tell the

Israelites sent him in this leadership

role. “Moses said to God, ‘But when I

go to the children of Israel and say to

them, “The God of your fathers has

sent me to you,” if they ask me, “What

is his name?” what am I to tell them?’

God replied, ‘I am who am.’ Then he

added, ‘This is what you shall tell the

children of Israel: I AM sent me to you.’

God spoke further to Moses, ‘Thus shall

you say to the children of Israel: The

Lord, the God of your fathers, the God

of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God

of Jacob has sent me to you. ‘This is

my name forever; this is my title for all

generations’” [Exodus 3:13-15].

Saint Paul in his Letter to the

Philippians encourages the young

Christian community to lay aside

anything that would be divisive to the

unity of the community. In doing so,

they exhibit the same selfless love that

the Lord Jesus had for all humanity

because...”Though he was in the form

of God, Jesus did not deem equality

with God something to be grasped at.

Rather, he emptied himself and took the

form of a slave being born in the

likeness of men. He was known to be

of human estate and it was thus that he

humbled himself obediently accepting

even death, death on a cross! Because

of this, God highly exalted him and

bestowed on him the name above every

other name, so that at Jesus’ name

every knee must bend in the heavens,

on the earth, and under the earth, and

every tongue proclaim to the glory of

God the Father: JESUS CHRIST IS

LORD!” [2:6-11].

These two passages from both

Testaments exhibit the respect Jews

and Christians have for the name of

God. But I have taken note more and

more as I have grown older how

common place it has become of the

irreverent use of the name of Almighty

God in movies, on the television, and

within common conversations between

people. The second commandment of

The Ten Commandments clearly states,

“You shall not take the name of the

Lord, your God, in vain. For the Lord

will not leave unpunished him who takes

his name in vain” [Exodus 20:7]. Not

only as a priest but also as a Christian,

the irreverent use of a name attributed

to our God, and as the Catechism of the

Catholic Church teaches, “. . . every

improper use of the names of God,

Jesus, but also of the Virgin Mary and

all the saints” [paragraph 2146], has

been quite bothersome to me when I

hear the abuse of those names. I believe

that this goes back to the early years

of my Catholic formation.

As children, we were taught in grade

school that every time a person would

say the name of Jesus, we should bow

our heads in respect of His Holy Name.

I think that the foundation of this

practice goes back to Saint Paul’s

kenotic passage as cited above from his

letter to the Philippians. I do not think

that I have made profound bows each

time I speak or hear the name of Jesus,

but whether it is a small tip of the head

or an ever so quick blink of the eyes, I

have always attempted to at least

acknowledge the respect due His name.

Several years back, I remember the

teachers of my parish grade school

going to an in-service workshop that

was being given by Father J. Glenn

Murray, S.J., then director of the Office

of Worship for the Diocese of Cleveland.

During the course of one of his

sessions, he asked those present if they

remembered being taught to bow their

heads at the name of Jesus. Many

recalled this sign of respect and then they

were encouraged by him to teach their

students the necessity of having this

same respect for the Holy Name by

bowing their heads as we were taught.

As we exhibit special reverences to

the names of God, the Blessed Virgin

Mary and all the saints, we are required

to respect the names of all people. A

person’s name is a name for all time.

The Church teaches, “God calls each

one by name [cf., Isaiah 43:1, John

10:3]. Everyone’s name is sacred. The

name is the icon of the person. It

demands respect as a sign of the dignity

of the one who bears it” [Catechism of

the Catholic Church, paragraph 2158].

The second commandment also

forbids a person of abusing God’s name

by employing blasphemy. Blasphemy is

the speaking of hatred toward God,

misusing God’s name, and in failing to

show due respect to God’s name. The

Church’s teaching against blasphemy is

noted in The Code of Canon Law, “A

person who in a public show or speech,

in published writing, or in other uses of

the instruments of social communication

utters blasphemy, gravely injures good

morals, expresses insults or excites

hatred or contempt against religion or

the Church is to be punished with a just

penalty” [canon 1369].

Taking the name of the God in vain

is extended to the prohibition of taking

false oaths. “Rejection of false oaths is

a duty toward God. As Creator and

Lord, God is the norm of all truth.

Human speech is either in accord with

or in opposition to God who is truth

itself. When it is truthful and legitimate,

an oath highlights the relationship of

human speech with God’s truth. A false

oath calls on God to be witness to a lie”

[Catechism of the Catholic Church,

paragraph 2151].

As we can see, there is a plethora of

ramif ications when observing the

second commandment. It is our duty as

Catholics to honor and respect this

commandment always. It is our duty

and obligation to correct the situation

in which the breaking of this

commandment takes place. Otherwise

we shun our duty to our God by letting

it pass by the wayside. May we always

honor the name of God and never allow

it to be used in vain!

FEBRUARY 2010 3

4 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA4 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA4 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

MATCHING FUNDS ACTIVITIESMATCHING FUNDS ACTIVITIES

D D D

L-R: Sr. Gael Gensler (Coordinator of theSenior Young of Hearts Club), DeloresGlomb, Treasurer of Sr. Branch 225, andhonored U.S. Veterans/members of theSenior Young at Hearts Club.

BRANCH 225 — TROOPS BENEFITLUNCHEON

The St. Catherine Sr. Branch 225 ofChicago held its matching funds eventon November 11, 2009 at St. JulieBilliart’s Church Hall during the monthlySenior Young of Hearts Club luncheonwhich was held to honor the U.S. vet-erans of the parish. During the lun-cheon, St. Catherine’s Sr. Branch 225of Chicago conducted a free will collec-tion from the attendees for gifts andpostage for our troops in Iraq. The 98members from the Senior Young ofHearts Club collectively donated$531.35 to this endeavor. DoloresGlomb, Treasurer of St. Catherine’s Sr.Branch 225 who coordinated the freewill collection, stated, “This matchingfunds event was a great success. Theresponse from the Senior Young ofHearts Club members of St. JulieBilliart’s was overwhelming and touch-ing. Thank you to all who attended andmade this event a success.”

Sweet table at the luncheon with good-ies baked by members of the St. JulieBilliart’s Senior Young of Hearts Club.

Members of the St. Julie Billiart’s SeniorYoung of Hearts Club — friends ofDolores and Phil Glomb who arrangedthe matching funds piece of this lun-cheon.

D D DBRANCH W016 — SOUP SUPPER

On October 24, 2009, Branch W016of Brainard, NE sponsored a soup sup-per for the benefit of the Brainard AreaCommunity Club. $500 funds werematched by the FCSLA.

Halloween costumes paraded by thechildren during the FCSLA soup supper.

WO16 member Charlotte Greguras pre-pares for the Soup Supper.

Member Joyce Rezac prepared andserved the chicken noodle soup for theevent.

Brainard Community members enjoying4 different soups.

BRANCH W016 — BAKE SALEBranch W016 of Brainard, NE spon-

sored a Bake Sale on October 11, 2009for the benefit of the Holy Trinity PCCWand the church renovation.

FCSLA members Joyce Rezac, Mary LouMeister, and Marcella Janak prepare forthe sale.

Holy Trinity PCCW member GretchenPesek and FCSLA Spiritual Director Fa-ther Eickhoff display the FCSLA sign.

Baked good was offered for sale.

FEBRUARY 2010 5

Female Non-Smoker Single Premium Rates(per $1,000 FACE Amount)

Male Non-Smoker Single Premium Rates(per $1,000 FACE Amount)

SINGLE PREMIUMWHOLE LIFE

* The desired insurance benefit is to be purchased in onepayment

* No further premiums are required; the insured has a fullypaid up certificate for life.

* There is also an option to pay premiums in 4 quarterlyinstallments for one year. The certificate then becomesfully paid up. A $5.00 processing charge is added to eachinstallment.

* The minimum purchase amount is $2,000.* Issue ages are 0 through 90.* Dividends are anticipated after the second year.* 25% Post Mortem Benefit after the second year.* Entitles holder to all fraternal benefits of the Association.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & PREMIUM RATES FOR FEMALEAND MALE SMOKERS, PLEASE CALL 800-464-4642.

*$100,000 or more deduct $1.00 from Band 4. *$100,000 or more deduct $1.00 from Band 4.

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4Issue Under $10,000 $25,000- $50,000A g e $10,000 $24,999 $49,999 & Over

45 257 252 250 24946 267 262 260 25947 277 272 270 26948 288 283 281 28049 299 294 292 29150 310 305 303 30251 322 317 315 31452 334 329 327 32653 346 341 339 33854 359 354 352 35155 372 367 365 36456 385 380 378 37757 398 393 391 39058 411 406 404 40359 425 420 418 41760 439 434 432 43161 453 448 446 44562 467 462 460 45963 482 477 475 47464 496 491 489 48865 511 506 504 50366 526 521 519 51867 541 536 534 53368 556 551 549 54869 571 566 564 56370 587 582 580 57971 602 597 595 59472 618 613 611 61073 634 629 627 62674 649 644 642 64175 665 660 658 65776 681 676 674 67377 696 691 689 68878 711 706 704 70379 726 721 719 71880 741 736 734 73381 755 750 748 74782 769 764 762 76183 782 777 775 77484 795 790 788 78785 808 803 801 80086 820 815 813 81287 831 826 824 82388 841 836 834 83389 851 846 844 84390 860 855 853 852

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4Issue Under $10,000 $25,000- $50,000A g e $10,000 $24,999 $49,999 & Over

0 56 51 49 481 58 53 51 502 58 53 51 503 59 54 52 514 61 56 54 535 63 58 56 556 64 59 57 567 66 61 59 588 69 64 62 619 71 66 64 63

10 74 69 67 6611 76 71 69 6812 79 74 72 7113 82 77 75 7414 84 79 77 7615 87 82 80 7916 90 85 83 8217 93 88 86 8518 96 91 89 8819 99 94 92 9120 102 97 95 9421 105 100 98 9722 108 103 101 10023 112 107 105 10424 116 111 109 10825 120 115 113 11226 124 119 117 11627 128 123 121 12028 133 128 126 12529 138 133 131 13030 143 138 136 13531 149 144 142 14132 155 150 148 14733 161 156 154 15334 167 162 160 15935 174 169 167 16636 181 176 174 17337 188 183 181 18038 196 191 189 18839 203 198 196 19540 212 207 205 20441 220 215 213 21242 229 224 222 22143 238 233 231 23044 247 242 240 239

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4Issue Under $10,000 $25,000- $50,000A g e $10,000 $24,999 $49,999 & Over

45 224 219 217 21646 232 227 225 22447 241 236 234 23348 250 245 243 24249 259 254 252 25150 269 264 262 26151 279 274 272 27152 290 285 283 28253 300 295 293 29254 311 306 304 30355 322 317 315 31456 334 329 327 32657 346 341 339 33858 358 353 351 35059 371 366 364 36360 384 379 377 37661 398 393 391 39062 412 407 405 40463 425 420 418 41764 438 433 431 43065 451 446 444 44366 465 460 458 45767 479 474 472 47168 493 488 486 48569 507 502 500 49970 522 517 515 51471 537 532 530 52972 551 546 544 54373 566 561 559 55874 582 577 575 57475 597 592 590 58976 612 607 605 60477 628 623 621 62078 643 638 636 63579 658 653 651 65080 674 669 667 66681 689 684 682 68182 704 699 697 69683 719 714 712 71184 734 729 727 72685 748 743 741 74086 761 756 754 75387 775 770 768 76788 788 783 781 78089 800 795 793 79290 811 806 804 803

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4Issue Under $10,000 $25,000- $50,000A g e $10,000 $24,999 $49,999 & Over

0 49 44 42 411 49 44 42 412 49 44 42 413 51 46 44 434 52 47 45 445 54 49 47 466 55 50 48 477 57 52 50 498 59 54 52 519 61 56 54 53

10 63 58 56 5511 65 60 58 5712 67 62 60 5913 69 64 62 6114 72 67 65 6415 74 69 67 6616 77 72 70 6917 79 74 72 7118 82 77 75 7419 85 80 78 7720 88 83 81 8021 91 86 84 8322 94 89 87 8623 98 93 91 9024 101 96 94 9325 105 100 98 9726 109 104 102 10127 113 108 106 10528 117 112 110 10929 122 117 115 11430 126 121 119 11831 131 126 124 12332 136 131 129 12833 142 137 135 13434 147 142 140 13935 153 148 146 14536 159 154 152 15137 165 160 158 15738 172 167 165 16439 178 173 171 17040 185 180 178 17741 192 187 185 18442 200 195 193 19243 208 203 201 20044 215 210 208 207

FEBRUARY 2010 5

6 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

On December 6, 2009, members of Branch 88 met foran afternoon of fellowship and celebration. The event washeld at the Cedarbrook Golf Club, Belle Vernon, PA. Mem-bers were welcomed by Tom and Linda Oslick, party chair-persons, who presented each attendee with an array of giftsfrom the Home Office and local merchants.

Members socialized as they enjoyed the music ofHaywood and Friends, a jazz band that entertained prior toand during dinner.

Rev. Justin Matro, OSB welcomed the group and gavethe invocation. Following dinner, President DorothyUrbanowicz welcomed everyone. She then introduced herofficers: Ruth Bielawski (Jr. Order Financial Secretary), AliceBialon (Recording Secretary), Rosemary Betza and VeronicaBellicini (Auditors) and Dorothy Urbanowicz (President andSr. Order Financial Secretary). She thanked these ladiesfor their dedication and hard work throughout the year andalso thanked Lillian Plavko, Patricia Kovach , Mary Ralston,Bill Bielawski, Robert Betza and Chuck Urbanowicz forbeing there whenever called upon for assistance. Dorothythen introduced Tom and Linda Oslick and thanked themfor chairing the wonderful party.

A short meeting was held and it was noted that thebranch participated in Relay for Life as a Join Hands Dayproject, matching funds projects with a birthday party at theMonessen Public Library which generated $1900 in fundsfor the library plus the $500 match from the Home Office,Calendar Party for the Monessen Food Pantry which gen-erated $1746 plus the $500 match and Jr. Branch 157 BakeSale for Epiphany Church which generated $950 plus the$500 match. Dorothy also pointed out the many causeswhich the branch donates to each year. She noted that therewere 20 deaths and cash surrenders during the year andrecognized the 50 year membership members: Daniel Baka,John Desak, Eileen Frolo, Helen Leskovansky, Carole AnnLovett, Ronald Ruokonen, Patrica Shaw, Barbara Troilo,Martha Weisdack, Jo Ann Kubin and Mary Ann Murray.

Members were reminded to change their address if theymove and to keep beneficiary information up to date. Dor-othy also reminded members that scholarship applicationsare now available. She also thanked Tim Billick, Ted Harhai,and Jerry Jerkowicz for their contributions to the party.

The following members received door prizes: RachelWillson, Gerald Jackson, Val Gene Veschio Sr., HelenVeschio, Mildred Krupa, Barbara Felak, Kathleen Mappas,John Dudas, Robert Gilotty, James Barron, VeronicaBellicini, Margaret McKitz, Darcie Kudra, Rosemary Betza,Ruth Bielawski, Dorothy Urbanowicz, Charles Urbanowicz,Regina Feryok, Michael Martin, Elizabeth Schmidt, JosephSchmidt, Louise Dudas, Tom Oslick, Linda Oslick, FlorencePrah, Alice Bialon, Rev. Nazimek, Catherine Hynek, Will-iam Bielawski, Bob Betza, Michael Smida, Irene Andrachek,Frank Zupanc, Ritz Zupanc, Sharon Zupanc, Ted Harhai,Dolores Harhai, Agnes Rusilko, Alana Pike, Rev. Kozil, Rev.Matro, Veronica Petrusky, Marlyn Chuprinko, John Harhai,Nick Mappas, Robert Funtal, Flora Funtal, Patty Pettko,

L-R: Jr. Branch 157 Financial Secretary Ruth Bielawski, Re-cording Secretary Alice Bialon, Auditor Veronica Bellicini,President Dorothy Urbanowicz, Party Chairperson ThomasOslick, Auditor Rosemary Betza and Party Co-ChairpersonLinda Oslick.

Ludmila Furio, Michele Cope, Elizabeth Chabalka, DarleenKoury, Mary Ralson, Paul Sabo, Patricia Sabo, JoanneWiggins, Ellan Kowalsky, Margaret Smida, ElmerAndrachek, Theresa Kudra, Madeline Barron, PatriciaKovach, Rebecca Barclay, Michele Petrusky, Inez Gilotty,Betty Ann Babinec, Joann Kubin, Mary Jo Smith, SusanPhillips and Alethea Bennett.

Dorothy thanked all for attending and on behalf of theofficers, she wished all members and their families a BlessedChristmas and Happy New Year. The afternoon concludedwith benediction by Rev. Micka Kozil.

FOUR GENERATIONSOF FCSLA SLOVAK HERITAGE

Great-grandmom Anna Rabatin, former secretaryfor Branch 84 and 7 (Philadelphia, PA) for over 25years; Grandmom Carol Medica who is presently sec-retary of Branch 84 and 7; son Joseph Medica anddaughter Lillie Rosemary, our newest FCSLA member.Great-grandmom Anna recently celebrated her 90thbirthday. Best wishes and good health to all!

6 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

FEBRUARY 2010 7

On Saturday, December 5, 2009, Jr.Branch 157 hosted its members at theirAnnual Children’s Christmas Party. Theparty was held at the Epiphany ChurchChapel Hall at 44 Pennsylvania Blvd.

The festivities started at 12:00 noon.The church pastor, Father David J.Nazimek was on hand to greet thechildren along with their parents andgrandparents who chose to attend. Asthey entered the church hall each childwas given a red felt Santa hat with dif-ferent Christmas greetings embroi-dered on them. Dorothy Urbanowiczgave the welcome and acted as em-cee. Invocation was given by memberNatalie Bialon. The pledge to the flagwas led by members Leo and Sammy

L to R: Veronica Bellicini, RosemaryBetza, Ruth Bielawski, Fr. DaveNazamek, Mary Ann Ralston, DorothyUrbanowicz and Alice Bialon.

Iacavangelo with Leo carrying the flag.The children enjoyed doing various

Christmas crafts which they tookhome. Beth Kovach was in charge of

the crafts. A delicious luncheon wasthen served. The formal entertainmentfor the afternoon was “Carmie theClown” and “Sponge Bob” performing amagic show and balloon making animalpuppet art.

Then came the traditional mostwildly anticipated part of the party,Santa Claus’s visit. Many of the chil-dren brought their hand written “Letterto Santa” and presented them to Santato put in his Big Red Wish Bag. Eachchild had a chance to sit on Santa’s Lapand have their picture taken. Santa thenpresented each member with a “GoodyBag” which held many treats includingapples, oranges, popcorn balls, a one-half pound box of chocolate candies,peanut butter cookies, calculators,Nativity coloring books and crayons,bouncing ball, pens, candy canes, largesnowmen magnets and presidential rul-ers. Needles to say the children en-joyed the afternoon fun with Santa.

The Chairperson was Ruth J.Bielawski with a committee of BillBielawski III, Dorothy Urbanowicz,Alice Bialon, Rosemary Betza, MaryRalston, Verne Bellicini and BethKovach.

FEBRUARY 2010 7

8 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

On Sunday, December 6th, Jolly Old St. Nicholas brought just what we wanted for St. Nick day. A room full ofwonderful people ... some who traveled from Florida to join us in our annual Christmas dinner for Sr. Branch 140,Lansford, PA. The singing, laughter and food were great as were the people. Thank you to the Home Office forsome really good gifts. We look forward to many more dinner parties with our members.

8 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

FEBRUARY 2010 9

The branches of St. Louis, Sr. Branch 101 and Jr. Branch11 thoroughly enjoyed a joint Christmas extravaganza/busi-ness meeting for its members, inviting the men’s lodge, themost Holy Trinity Lodge 109 KJ Union, to join them for aday of fellowship and business with the 65 Slovak nationalsin attendance on December 13, 2009.

Feasting on a wide range of Slovak holiday desserts,deli treats and the famous – often raved – the traditionalPauline Miklovic Slovak Potato Salad” occurred of whichJulia Child would have been truly jealous and overwhelmed.

On an absolutely beautiful December day in St. Louis aplethora of holiday-spirited Slovaks, both mature and youthful,enjoyed each others companionship, toasted another prosper-ous year of existence and prayed for those members who couldnot be with us owing to their untimely passing away during theyear – a change of address to the “Church Triumphant.”

Branch officers were re-elected for the New Year withthe assemblage hailing copious amounts of applause onthose officers who served so magnificently during the year.The members in attendance were daunted and awed withthe Treasurer’s report of assets and member statistics ofinsurance in force and the President’s fluidity of moving themeeting along so as to get to the holiday feast. The Vice-President’s report of those 23 members who reached 80years of natal existence was fervently received since thosepost-octogenarians were each rewarded with a $10 bill topay tribute to their anniversary. The Vice President was trulychoked-up in her ardent presentation to these opulentlydeserved members.

Each senior and junior Jednota constituent in atten-dance collected a door prize of association “goodies” andwas awarded an attendance prize of festival cheer to cap-offtheir fellowship excitement. Junior member Nick Uxa was incommand of welcoming the fellow senior and junior members.

As the Board basked in the flow of hosting triumphantholiday spirited revelry, the Board, in retrospect was re-morseful for not mentioning during the course of the busi-ness meeting that member Jacob Joseph Miklovic of the Sr.Branch, was presently defending his country in Iraq as aUnited States Marine and was “in attendance” in “mind only.”We salute and offer our prayers to every member of themilitary at this time of the year in “harms way.”

Front row, L-R: Jr. Branch members Kylie Vilcek, Lilian Lyons,Annabel Wright, Frances Miklovic, Audrey Miklovic. Back row,L-R: President Dolores Bachesta, Secretary Joseph Miklovic,Treasurer Margaret Lyons (holding newest J-011 memberLukas Lyons), VP Ann Miklovic.

A good time that was had by all.

SLOVAK LANGUAGE CLASSESOnce again, the WPSCA is sponsoring Slovak lan-

guage classes for the Spring 2010 semester. The nine-week course will be for beginners and intermediate stu-dents. The classes will be held on Tuesday from Febru-ary 23-April 20 at Mt. Lebanon Public Library, 16 CastleShannon Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15228.

The tuition is free and your instructor for the coursewill be Bozena Hilko. Please call Pam at (412) 531-2990during office hours to reserve a place. Class size is lim-ited because of space.

FEBRUARY 2010 9

10 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

Observe 68th AnniversaryHenry and Mildred Blecha, members of Branch W086

recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Theoccasion was celebrated with a potluck supper followed bya mass celebrated by Father Barry Brinkman in St. GeorgeChurch, Munden, KS. The meal was hosted by the Councilof Catholic Women of St. George Parish. In addition to St.George parishioners, Blecha’s children were in attendance:Janice and Mark Keely of Tahlequah, OK, Donald and wifeMargaret of Wichita, KS, Kelvin and wife Marcia of Chester,NE and son-in-law Richard Sulzen of Kansas City, KS. Theirdaughter Rita is deceased. They have eight grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.

Henry continues to be financial secretary for BranchW086 and has been a lifelong member. Mildred became amember after marriage. They were married on November 8thin St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Morrowville, KS.

50th Wedding AnniversaryMr. and Mrs. Robert Dugas of West Mifflin, PA cele-

brated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Grand Con-course at Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA with their chil-dren Scott, Jessica (Luke Sossi), and Heather (Kevin Daerr)and grandchildren Alexandra and Kyle Sossi; Samuel, Annieand Benjamin Daerr.

They were married at St. Matthew’s Church on the SouthSide of Pittsburgh, PA by Father Hohos on October 17th,1959.

Mr. and Mrs. Dugas and their children are all membersof Branch 233, South Side of Pittsburgh, PA.

Celebrate 50th Wedding AnniversaryJohn and Irene Janda (W024) recently celebrated their

50th wedding anniversary with their children. They were mar-ried on October 6, 1959, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church inVeseleyville, ND. Their children are: Jacqueline (Andrew)Korczak, Catherine (Mark) Enstad, and Loretta (Glen) Grad.They have 11 grandchildren: Jeremy, Josh and AndreaKorczak; Christian, Leif and Emily Enstad; Donny,Samantha, Jaral, Evelyn and Loren Grad.

FCSLA FRATERNAL OUTREACH IS ON THE MOVE IN 2010As the FCSLA continues to grow, we need to hear positive ideas and suggestions from our membership, espe-

cially the younger generation. Our VISION and MISSION printed in last month’s magazine should be shared with allmembers and prospective members. Perhaps there is a program or idea you would like us to consider implementingin the future. Email me at: sueann@fcsla.org or phone 1-800-464-4642, Ext. 1051.

Do You Know Your Number?From the desk of Deborah Brindza, M.D., National Medical Examiner and Sue Ann M. Seich, Fraternal & Youth Director

Is it important to know your numbers as you try tolive a healthy life? It sure is. Each of us should know thenumbers of her/his “lipoprotein profile”. A lipoprotein pro-file is a test to find out your blood cholesterol numbersand is usually done after fasting overnight. The first num-ber will be the total cholesterol. It should be less than200 mg/dl. HDL is the “good” cholesterol that is shownto lower your risk of heart attack and stroke if high. A levelof 60 mg/dl is considered very good and has a lower risk.You can raise your HDH level by not smoking, losingweight and exercise. LDL is the “bad” cholesterol. Thisnumber should be less than 100 mg/dl. The final numberis the triglyceride level. Your goal is a number less than150 mg/dl. Your doctor will look at these numbers anddetermine your future risk for heart attack and stroke. If

your numbers are higher than normal, talk with your doc-tor to see what you need to do to lower your risk. TheAmerican Heart Association is a great source of factsrelated to heart disease. Call 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721) or visit www.americanheart.org.CHALLENGE: How many three and four letter words

can you find in this phrase?

“FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH WITH HEART”Time yourself 20 minutes,

make a list, and then mail it to:Sue Ann M. Seich, Fraternal & Youth Director24950 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122

Prizes will be sent in the mail to the top ten entries.Deadline for submission is March 1, 2010.

10 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

FEBRUARY 2010 11

Branch W137 CelebratesHoliday Seasons

MARKETING MANAGERThe First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association has an-

nounced that it is creating a new Home Office position ofMarketing Manager.

We are looking for a person with an MBA degree alongwith 5-6 years of marketing, preferably in the financial sec-tor. The successful candidate will work with Branch offic-ers in the development of marketing plans to increasesales, assess market trends in the category, as well asidentify competitive strategies for the different productlines. This individual will also assist in the communica-tion efforts of the organization. The position includes 10-15% travel.

If interested, please send resume to President MaryAnn S. Johanek at the Home Office, 24950 Chagrin Bou-levard, Beachwood, Ohio 44122.

Branch W137 of Cedar Rapids, IA gathered on Sunday,October 18, 2009 at St. Ludmila Gym. About 75 membersenjoyed trick or treating and a dinner of hot dogs and sloppyjoes.

* * *On Sunday, December 6th, 2009, Branch W137 mem-

bers gathered for a Christmas celebration. Santa, Mrs. Clausand Ricki the Balloon Man assisted with the merriment.Pizza and gift bags were enjoyed by all the attendees.

Renegade Runner Bill Shekaand Little Red Riding Hood CathSheka.

Lily and Ellie Bryant in cos-tume.

Branch W137 CelebratesHoliday Seasons

“Celebration of Gratitude”A “Celebration of

Gratitude” was held byBranch W016 in theBrainard Holy TrinityKlein Center in Brain-ard, NE on November29, 2009.

W016 member Joe Kli-ment and his wife Elly atthe serving table.

Charlotte and Clarence Greguras enjoy a visit during the Cele-bration of Gratitude party.

Musical entertainment after the Celebration of Gratitude Partywas provided by W016 Spiritual Director Father MatthewEickhoff (who was also celebrating his birthday), Vern Dvorak,Bill Perk and W016 member Leo Kovar.

FEBRUARY 2010 11

12 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA12 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

On Saturday, December 5, 2009, the First Catholic Slovak LadiesAssociation, District Anna Hurban of Chicago, hosted its annualcombined branch Christmas Party at the Orland Chateau in OrlandPark, IL. According to Marge Krugley, Christmas Party Chairpersonfor the past six years, a total of 340 branch members and theirguests were in attendance. Fr. Marek Sitar, Associate Pastor of St.Germaine’s Parish in Oak Lawn, IL and a native from Slovakia, gavethe blessing before the meal.

The members and their guests feasted on a flavorful vegetablesoup, garden salad, beef, roasted chicken, the traditional Slovak porkand dumplings, vegetables and tasty pastries for dessert – alldeliciously excellent and scrumptious! Attendees were later led insong by various branch officers and members in a few traditionalSlovak songs.

Later in the program, the attendees participated in a rafflewherein the winners received various Christmas-related prizes. Asthe raffle numbers were called, some of the District’s juniormembers who were in attendance acted as the runners, passing outthe prizes.

After the event, Marge Krugley washeard to say “This year’s party was aHUGE success! Everyone is lookingforward to next year’s party!” Joe Ledvora,District President stated, “Marge Krugleyand Dolores Mooha did anotheroutstanding job in coordinating this event,from shopping and wrapping the prizes tocreating the invitations for the branchofficers to send to their members. Everyyear Marge and Dolores outdo themselvesand we are grateful to them for all of theirhard work in making our event such ahuge success!”

Fr. Marek Sitar (AssociatePastor of St. Germain Par-ish, Oak Lawn) saying gracewith District President Jo-seph Ledvora at right.

Various members and branch officers leading the attendees in singing SlovakChristmas Carols and other holiday songs.

Seated L-R: Carl and Betty Yurechko andAgnes Chervenak of Branch 409 — Indi-ana District; Standing L-R: Sr. AntoniaKlausner (Chicago District Chaplain) andJoseph Ledvora (Chicago District Presi-dent).

Seated, L-R: Jeanette Palanca (Sr.Branch 258 Jr. Auditor) and RosemaryMlinarich (FCSLA National Vice Presi-dent). Standing, Joseph Ledvora, Chi-cago District President.

Jr. Branch members with Helen Ledvora(Chicago District Recording Secretary)volunteered to pass out the raffle prizesto the winners.

Jr. Branch members waiting to pass outthe raffle prizes to winners.

FEBRUARY 2010 13

Above photos include branch officerssetting up the raffle prize table, and all thebeautifully wrapped prizes ready for thedrawing.

Chicago District Officers with the Christmas Party Chairperson. L-R: Irene Zittman(District Auditor), Helen Ledvora (District Recording Secretary), Joseph Ledvora (Dis-trict President), Judy Tybor-Knizner (District Vice President), Alice Nemcek (DistrictTreasurer), Marge Krugley (Christmas Party Chairperson) and Jarmila Hlubocky (Dis-trict Financial Secretary).

Some of the attendees.

— Scenes at the Orland Chateau —

FEBRUARY 2010 13

14 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

Branches 184/289 Host Annual Halloween Party for Junior MembersBranches 184/289 Host Annual Halloween Party for Junior MembersOn Saturday, October 31, 2009 Jr. Branch 184 of Gray, IN along with Sr. Branch 289 hosted the annual Hal-

loween Party for junior members and their families.The party was held at Our Lady of Consolation Hall in Merrillville, IN with a pizza lunch and many games.

Members dressed up and enjoyed the afternoon with fellow members. Each member left after the party with a giftbag filled with treats and prizes.

Seated, Jr. Branch 184 officers, MaryAnn Oresik and AnnFedorchak. Standing: Sr. Branch 289 officers and family mem-bers who helped at the party.

Cole and Matthew Oresikwith their Aunt, Cindy Oresik,Sr. Branch 289 Auditor.

New member Amy Rowe andher Mom Sarah.

L-R: Grant, Cameron and Paula Rachford and Bob, Andrew andRachel Martin.

Mylie Martisovic and herMom.

Andy and Rosemary Yurech-ko with parents Jason andMindy.

14 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

FEBRUARY 2010 15

EMILY ANNAJACKSON, dau-ghter of Sam andLisa Jackson ofBoardman, OHmade her FirstCommunion thispast summer atHoly Trinity Ro-man CatholicChurch in Stru-thers, OH withReverend WilliamPetrunak officiat-ing. A candle on the altar was lit in memory of her twin sis-ter, Angela Elizabeth, who is always in her heart.

To make the occasion even more beautiful, Fr. Petrunakcelebrated his 50th Jubilee in the Priesthood along withEmily’s First Communion. Holy Trinity is the church Fr.Petrunak grew up in and said his First Mass 50 years agowhich made it even more special for him. The combinationof two such wonderful events truly made it a memorable day.

Emily, as well as her sister Erin, are members of Branch66 where her mother is Branch secretary and her “Baba” isAuditor for Branch156.

Emily attends Robinwood Lane in Boardman and lovessinging, dancing, golf, and bowling. She is also an activeCCD student at Holy Trinity Church where she is a memberalong with her family.

Emily is also the granddaughter of Emil and Ann Bobbyand Sam and the late Dolly Jackson all of Struthers, OH.

PATRICK EDWARDKOVACH, son of Bethand Ron Kovach re-ceived his First HolyCommunion on Satur-day, May 2, 2009 atMary Mother of theChurch in Charleroi, PA.

Patrick, who is 8years old and in thethird grade plays soc-cer, football and is acub scout. He and hissister Veronica, age 10,

are members of Jr. Branch 157 in Monessen, PA.His parents and his paternal grandmother Patricia

Kovach belong to Sr. Branch 88, also in Monessen, PA.

RECEIVES EAGLE SCOUT HONORMatthew Belcik, a member

of Jr. Branch 354, from Loveland,OH was recognized as an EagleScout at his Court of Honor, Sat-urday, November 28, 2009, atLoveland United MethodistChurch, the sponsor of BoyScouts of America Troop 621.

Bob Wassel the assistantscout master stated, “Matthewhas served in leadership posi-tions in the troop for more thantwo years, is a role model to hisyounger brother and sister, andcontinues to teach scouting to the younger boys in thetroop. He came to our troop already a leader.”

Matthew achieved his Eagle Scout rank at the age offifteen. Less than 4% of scouts ever reach this rank.

One requirement to becoming an Eagle Scout is to planand manage a service project that benefits the community.His Eagle Service Project involved building a pergola for amiddle school program called Granny’s Garden. The per-gola serves as a place offering shade for the school chil-dren who tend to their gardens.

His father said, “Scouting has allowed Matthew to de-velop leadership skills and many life skills that few boys havethe opportunity to develop.”

Matthew has participated in many scouting activities.He has helped other scouts with their Eagle Service Projectsand volunteered at Matthew 25 Ministries. He is a memberof the Loveland High School Tennis team and is a high schoolband member. He maintains a high honor roll status withhis studies.

He enjoys flying giant scale radio control planes and hasearned first place in IMAC flying competitions.

Matthew is the grandson of Marge and Mike Belcik ofPoland, OH.

Jr. Branch83 of Joliet, IL,recently hon-ored their Na-tional Scholar-ship winnerS a m a n t h aH e i b e r g e r .Samantha is a2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0eighth gradestudent atVisitation Grade School in Elmhurst, IL. Pictured below pre-senting Samantha with a gift from Jr. Branch 83 is BranchSecretary Audrey Hornicak while her parents Mary Jo andJohn Heiberger proudly look on.

Scholarship Winner Honored

FEBRUARY 2010 15

16 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

MARY E. MAGDABranch 325/354

Mary E. Magda,85, President andFinancial Secretaryof Branch 235/354,passed away De-cember 3, 2009, atHospice House,Youngstown, OH.

Mary had servedas secretary of

Saints Cyril and Methodius Church for35 years. She currently held office infive parish organizations. Her main lovewas her work with the First CatholicSlovak Ladies Association and heldoffice on a branch level for over fortyyears. She also served as Treasurer ofthe Maria E. Grega Youngstown Districtof the FCSLA for 35 years. She washonored at an FCSLA convention forbeing a member of the Million DollarClub having sold that much insurancein one year. She helped her Branch to“grow” by bringing in new members.She also always had FCSLA Scholar-ship winners from her Branch due toher diligence of informing them of theFCSLA Scholarship Program.

Mary’s husband, Stephen, died in1946. She leaves her sons, Stephen(Dolly) of Orlando, FL, and Richard(Alexa) of Herndon, VA, five grandchil-dren, six great-grandchildren, her nieceCarol Hallock and nephew EdwardNovotny.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated byDiocesan Vicar General, MonsignorRobert Siffrin and concelebrated by herpastor, Reverend Nicholas Mancini, atSaints Cyril and Methodius, the SlovakMother Parish of the Youngstown Dio-cese.

Mary will be missed by the manypeople with whom she worked and withwhom she was associated.

MARY E. (ROSCOE) PRESLINBranch 525

Mary E. (Roscoe) Preslin, 106 yearsold of Reservoir Road, St. Clairsville,

OH, formerly of Third Street, MartinsFerry, OH died Friday, November 20,2009 at Forest Hills Retirement Com-munity, St. Clairsville. She was bornNovember 18, 1903 in Martins Ferry,OH, a daughter of the late George andJulia (Metro) Roscoe.

She was a member of St. Mary’sCatholic Church, and the CatholicWomen’s Club, both of Martins Ferry.

In addition to her parents she waspreceded in death by her husband An-thony J. Preslin, a daughter MaryCatherine Hildebrand, a brother GeorgeRoscoe, and five sisters ElizabethHughes, Julie Boskovich, Sue Laslo,Anna Roper, and Helen Newton.

Surviving are a son Frank (Betty Lou)Preslin of Martins Ferry, two daughtersAnna (Ted Slivinski of Dillonvale, OHand Agnes (Alex) Kenzora of MartinsFerry, eleven grandchildren, twenty-twogreat-grandchildren and five great-greatgrandchildren.

PAUL J. SLOUPBranch W013

Paul J. Sloup, 57, of Prague, NEdied October 7 at his home. He wasborn on December 13, 1951 to JamesW. and Maire S. (Koranda) Sloup. Hegraduated from Wahoo Neumann HighSchool in 1970. He was a truck driverthroughout the country for many yearsbut recently settled in Prague, NE andworked for Collins Construction of Wa-hoo.

Sloup was preceded in death by hisparents, a brother Gerald and an infantbrother Joseph Sloup.

He is survived by three sisters andspouses, Theresa (Jerry) Retzloff ofPlainview, NE, Marilyn (Bob) Coe ofNorth Bend, NE and Ann Sloup of Wa-hoo, NE, also nieces and nephews.

CLARA POLACEKBranch W013

Clara Polacek, 93, of Prague, NEdied November 3, 2009, at St. JosephVilla in David City, NE.

Clara was born August 12, 1916 to

Vaclav and Agnes (Odvody) Korandanear Prague, NE. She was baptizedand was a member of Sts. Cyril andMethodious Catholic Church of Plasiduring her years of growing up.

She married Max Polacek on Sep-tember 30, 1941 in Prague. She was amember of St. John the Baptist Church,the Rosary Society, and FCSLA BranchW013. She had been a member of theschool board of Saunders County Dis-trict 51, the Prague American LegionAuxiliary and a past member of thePrague Chapter Bloodmobile and aCharter Member of the Social LitesExtension Club.

She is survived by children andspouses Adelyne (Marvin) Woita, IreneRezac (Ronald), Epp Lincoln, Carmen(Richard) Hoppe, Kenneth (Deb)Polacek; 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

FRANCIS L. LABUDABranch 89

Francis L. LaBuda, 76 of CollinsAvenue, Bethlehem, PA, died Novem-ber 18, 2009 at Saucon Valley Manor.He was the husband of Patricia (Barron)LaBuda. They were married 54 yearsthis past July. Born in Fountain Hill, hewas a son of the late Joseph and Mary(Mizak) LaBuda. He was a Navy vet-eran of the Korean War and was theAssistant Fire Chief and former FireCommissioner for the Bethlehem FireDepartment for 42 years, retiring in1998. He was a member of the formerSs. Cyril and Methodius CatholicChurch, now Incarnation of Our LordCatholic Church, Bethlehem, where hewas a cantor, a choir member, and thetreasurer of the Senior Group. He wasalso a member of the Holy InfancyChurch Choir. He was a member ofAmerican Legion Post 397, Hellertown,a member and past president of theFCSLA Branch 89, the Catholic SlovakSokols, the FCSU Branch 156K, wasa 21 year member of the Bethlehem FireDepartment Pension Board, and amember of the Lower Saucon Township

FEBRUARY 2010 17

Planning Commission and PensionBoards.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia;son, Gregory LaBuda; daughters,Dawn LaBuda and Sharon LaBuda; sis-ters Agnes Stephan and Cel Zakeski;four grandchildren, Nicholas, Nathan,Jessica and Neil; and four great-grand-children, Hannah, Zachary, Kayla, andJayden; and a grand-puppy Zach. Hewas predeceased by siblings, JosephLaBuda, Helen Galgocy, and MaryReisteter.

Contributions were made to Heart-land Hospice, 881 Marcoon Blvd. 3700,Allentown, PA 18109.

MARY ANN SATALABranch 274

Mary Ann Satala, nee Kolar, belovedwife of Victor J. for 53 years, devotedmother of Mary Beth (Russ) Pac, Julie(Mark) Webber and John (Debbie),cherished grandma to Caila, Nathanand Nicholas Webber, Olivia and ex-pected new baby Stala; preceded indeath by her parents, James and MaryWitek; loving sister of the late James(Bernice) the late Albert (Pauline) andSylvia (the late Charles) Diehm; alsosurvived by many nieces, nephews,cousins, and friends.

Co-owner of Satala Funeral Home.Former employee of Speigels and Reli-ance Trading Corporation for many years.Current president of the First CatholicSlovak Ladies Association 274 and pastpresident of St. Michael the Archangeland St. Joseph High School MothersClub and a long time member of St.Michaels Golden Agers. Mary Ann wasa tireless volunteer to her church andcommunity. She will be sorely missed.

EDWARD STEVENKOLESAR JR.

Branch 301Edward S. Kolesar, Jr., 59, W.A.

Moncrief Professor of Engineering atTexas Christian University, diedWednesday, October 7, 2009. Ed was

born June 24, 1950, in Canton, OH, sonof Edward Steven Kolesar, Sr. who pre-ceded him in death, and Margaret JeanSkolosh Kolesar.

Ed graduated from Central CatholicHigh School and the University of Ak-ron, joining ROTC. Ed was commis-sioned as an officer in the US Air Forceand proudly served 20 years until retire-ment in 1993. He was sponsored for anMBA and MS in electrical engineeringat the Air Force Institute of Technology(AFIT) and a Ph.D. at the University ofTexas in Austin. Ed taught for eightyears at AFIT before accepting thenewly developed Moncrief chair at TCU.

He was awarded 13 patents andpublished hundreds of scholarly ar-ticles. Ed received numerous commen-dations. He was most proud of the AirForce Research and DevelopmentAward in 1987. Another legacy was hiseight year involvement in prostate can-cer research. He hoped his participa-tion would unlock one mystery of thedisease for future generations.

Survivors include his wife of 33years, Elinor; children, Lauren Eatinger,Thomas, Beth Kolesar and GregKolesar; mother, Margaret Kolesar; sis-ter, Margaret and Hank Woodring;brother, Raymond and Shellie Kolesar.

MARGARET M. KRESOVSKYBranch 156

Margaret M. Kresovsky, 93, diedTuesday, October 20, 2009, at LibertyHealth Care Center. She was born Sep-tember 16, 1916 in Youngstown, OH,a daughter of John and Anna RepaskyHudak and was a life long area resident.

Mrs. Kresovsky, a homemaker, wasa member of St. Patrick Church and theAltar and Rosary Society. Margaretgraduated from Campbell Memorial HighSchool in 1935 and enjoyed baking, herflower gardens and needle work.

Her husband John S. Kresovsky,from Hubbard, whom she married Au-gust 3, 1940, died September 27, 1993.

She leaves two sons John (Rebecca)Kresovsky of Fort Myers, FL and Ed-ward Kresovsky of Hubbard; a daugh-ter, Margaret (David) Miller of Westlake,OH; two sisters Helen Toth and AnnKozar, both of Youngstown; threegrandchildren, Mark (Jennifer) Kre-sovsky, Kristin (Chris) Weber andAlison Kresovsky; and one great-grand-daughter, Adeline Mae Weber.

She was preceded in death by herparents, four brothers, John, Frank,Joseph and Stephen Hudak and a sis-ter, Mary “Mae” Hudak.

HELEN KOVALBranch 35/67

Helen Kovalpassed away onNovember 13,2009, at the age of86. Helen wasborn in Terna,Czechoslovakiaon January 1,

1923. She was the daughter of the lateSophie Fetko and Miklus Lazor. Shecame to the U.S. in 1928 and was for-merly of Bayonne, NJ. Upon marryingJohn in 1946, she moved to Raritan, NJwhere she was a homemaker and pa-rishioner of St. Joseph’s Slovak Churchfor over 63 years.

Helen was a member and longtimefinancial secretary of Branches 35 andJr. Branch 67. She enjoyed reading, bak-ing, cooking, crocheting and her family.

She is predeceased by her husband,John, in 1994. Surviving are threedaughters, Elaine Walters, DianeDellibovi, and Marian Redlich, and son,James Sr., nine grandchildren, andthree great-grandchildren, all of whomare Branch members.

Have A New Address? — If you belong to a household receiving two or moremagazines or if you have recently moved and have a new address, you can alle-viate both situations simply by using the form on page 24 and mailing to the homeoffice address. We ask that one magazine per household be sufficient.

18 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA18 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

The MSC Sis-ters’ CentennialYear of Mission inthe U.S. Provinceculminated in joy-ful praise withmany friends! OnSunday, August16, 2009 severalmembers of Sr.Branch 140 ofLansford, PA at-tended a specialLiturgy celebratedby Bishop Barresat Holy GuardianAngels Parish inReading. Fr. Mi-chael Camilli,MSC, shared a thoughtful homily honoring the MSC Sisters,and the Sisters renewed their vows in front of 400 friendsand relatives. Following the Liturgy, 350 guests attended awonderful celebration with their Master of Ceremonies, Fr.Phil De Rea, MSC, at the Inn at Reading. Dinner was ac-centuated by comments from Rev. John O. Barres, Bishopof Allentown, Sr. Mechthild Schnieder, MSC, Superior Gen-eral, Rev. Joe Jablonski, MSC, Provincial Superior, Sr.Lorraine Molchanow, MSC, Provincial Superior, and Sena-tor Michael O’Pake. Praise God for 100 years of MSC mis-sions past and 100 years of MSC missions future!

Veronica Bazik, Branch 140 President, Louise Dunstan,Branch 140 Financial Secretary/Treasurer and National Edi-tor Carolyn Bazik talk with Bishop John O. Barres at the MSCCentennial Dinner.

Members of Branch 140 at the MSC Cen-tennial Dinner are seated L-R: MarianKerestes and Louise Dunstan. StandingL-R : Michael Bazik, Veronica Bazik andMonsignor Thomas Derzack.

Inducted Into NationalHonor Society

Kristen Jordan was enrolledin the FCSLA Jr. Branch 256 byHelen Krubitzer Financial Secre-tary in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 1993.

Kristen resides with her par-ents Kathy and Robert Jordan inLebanon, PA.

During a recent “TappingCeremony” she was inductedinto the National Honor Societyat Lebanon Catholic HighSchool.

This is a ceremony whereJunior and Senior students are inducted into the NationalHonor Society. Parents are notified but the students areunaware who is chosen until the student body meets at anassembly program where the blessing of the Society Stolesand Pins take place.

After the blessing of stoles and pins, the new induct-ees are surprised by a tap on the shoulder from a formerNational Honor Society student who then leads them to awaiting area where they are surprised at seeing their par-ents. After the happy greetings, the parents escort the stu-dents into the assembly again.

The candidates are presented to the assembly – thecertificates and pins are awarded to them – and they areinvited to sign the Society Register.

A Candle Lighting Ceremony follows: a candle is lit andshort description of scholarship, character, leadership, andservice is given by the National Honor Society students.

Following closing comments by Mrs. Michele Ambro-sia, Principal and Benediction by Deacon Richard Wentzelthe assembly sang the Alma Mater.

Branch 221 Adopts a FamilyBranch 221 of Parma, OH, adopted a family through the

Adopt-A-Family Program at St. Bernadette’s Parish inWestlake, OH. Branch 221 has also participated in helpinga needy family at their own Holy Family Parish in Parma,OH, through its Senior Citizens Club.

Officers of Sr. Branch 221, Richard and Susan Talpas, are de-livering boxes of gifts and food for a needy family of six.

FEBRUARY 2010 19OCTOBER 2009 15

The First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 Scholarship Programwhich is in fulfillment of one of the objectives of the organization. This year more than $248,250 will be awardedto young members of the Association, which includes $42,000 being awarded to elementary school applicants.

These elementary school awards are a benefit recently passed by the FCSLA Board of Directors. In thisday of promoting education, one of the best means of offering assistance is by the Scholarship Program.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE $1,250 EACH AND GRADUATE AWARDS ARE $1,750 EACH58 Freshmen • 27 Sophomores • 16 Juniors • 16 Seniors • 16 Full Time Graduate Awards

32 HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS AT $1,000 EACH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:8 Freshmen • 8 Sophomores • 8 Juniors • 8 Seniors

28 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AWARDS AT $750 EACH WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:7 for Grade 5 • 7 for Grade 6 • 7 for Grade 7 • 7 for Grade 8

28 EARLY ELEMENTARY AWARDS AT $750 EACH7 for Grade 1 • 7 for Grade 2 • 7 for Grade 3 • 7 for Grade 4

In addition, two (2) Theresa Sajan Scholarships are awarded to graduate students.

An eligible candidate for a FCSLA Fraternal Scholarship Award shall be a member of good standing for atleast three years prior to date of application and hold a $1,000 legal reserve certificate, a $5,000 term certificateor have an annuity certificate. If applying for a Seminary or Deacon Scholarship it is necessary to completeall documents.

Winners will be chosen by a committee of impartial judges from the educational field and based on thefollowing: Academic standing 50%, Family membership 15%, Financial need 20%, Leadership 10%, andextenuating circumstances 5%.

All applications and supporting documents must be completed and submitted to the Home Office nolater than March 1, 2010.

Applications and further details for this program may be obtained by calling the Home Office, your localBranch Officer, or by visiting our website at www.fcsla.com or by completing the form on this page and mailingit to:

First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association • Scholarship Department24950 Chagrin Boulevard • Beachwood, OH 44122-5634

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION REQUESTPlease send me a scholarship application form. (PLEASE PRINT)

Branch No. ___________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________ State _________ Zip ________________

Application requested for following award:

College Graduate High School Seminary or Deacon Scholarship Grades 5-8 Grades 1-4

FEBRUARY 2010 19

20 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA20 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

O Cukrovy;ch Topa;noc'ka;chKrista Bendova;

(Please enjoy the English translation of this Slovak fable on Page 21)

Kde bolo, tam bolo, bolo raz jedno pekne; dievc'atkomenom Elvâra. To dievc'atko bolo jedinou dce;roujedine;ho otca a jedinej matky. Vlastne jedina;c'ka a taktrochu aj mazna;c'ka. Teda vlastne umrnc'ana; Elvâra.Samozrejme, z'e mrnc'ala len vtedy, ked* jej niec'o nechcelidat*. Ale mrnc'ala tak stras'ne, z'e sa vs'etky;m jez'ili vlasya kru;tili us'ka;, takz'e tej Elvâre rads'ej hned* vs'etko dali,aby im na;hodou vlasy neostali jez'ate; a us'i us'ate; . . .

Jedne;ho dn'a sa stala taka; nes'ikovna; vec, z'e Elvârazac'ala c'âtat* rozpra;vkovu; kniz'ku. A es'te nes'ikovnejs'iebolo, z'e si prec'âtala rozpra;vku o Popolus'ke. Ved* viete– o tom, ako Popolus'ka stratila zlatu; topa;noc'ku a nas'ielju princ a vzal si ju nakoniec za manz'elku. Nietopa;noc'ku, samozrejme, ale Popolus'ku.

Prec'âtala si Elvâra rozpra;vku, vel*mi sa zamyslela avymyslela, z'e najdo]lez'itejs'â predmet v l*udskom z'ivotena zemi aj vo vesmâre su; – topa;nky.

,,Take; topa;nky nesmu; byt* obyc'ajne;!^^ rozmy;s'l*alaElvâra. ,,Popolus'ka mala zlate;, ale zlate; by mi asi nedali.No mohli by byt* naprâklad . . . Uz' to ma;m!^^

A Elvâra dostala svetovy; na;pad a hned* s nâm ajnapadla svojich mily;ch rodic'ov.

,,Rodic'ia moji!^^ povedala Elvâra. ,,Potrebujemnejake; zvla;s'tne topa;nky, aby ma podl*a nich nas'ielnejaky; rozpra;vkovy; princ. Chcem, aby tie topa;nky boli– cukrove;!^^

,,Dce;renka!^^ zakvâlili rodic'ia. ,,Kdez'e ti myvezmeme cukrove; topa;nky, ved* to nie je se;riova;vy;roba, a keby museli vyrobit* len jeden pa;r, vys'lo byna;s to stras'ne draho.^^

,,Chcem cukrove; topa;nky!^^ povedala Elvâraenergicky a vloz'ila si do hlasu trocha plac'livy; to;n. ,,Akmi ich neda;te, budem mrnc'at*!^^

,,Zadrz', dce;renka!^^ zl*akli sa obaja rodic'ia. ,,Da;meti rads'ej sto kociek cukru alebo tisâc najslads'âchbozkov, ale nez'iadaj cukrove; topa;nky.^^

No Elvâra z'e nie a nie, a hned* aj spustila svojesvetozna;me mrnc'anie> ,,Ua;a;a;, bu;u;u;, uâââ, mauuu;u;u; . . .^^

A zavy;ja a zavy;ja ako najsanitkovatejs'ia u;razovkaa susedia zatva;raju; okenice a pchaju; si do us'â vatove;s'toplâky.

,,Neplac', dce;renka, ku;pime ti osem vago;noveskima!^^ prosia rodic'ia a zu;falo zalamuju; rukami.

Ale Elvâra ua;ka a bua;ka a mua;ka, az' sa vs'etkydomy na okolâ trasu;, l*udia si schova;vaju; hlavy podperiny a najhluchejs'â praotec v sâdlisku odrazu prvy; razpo tridsiatich rokoch poc'uje tie hrozne; zvuky a c'udujesa, ako sa mu zrazu vra;til sluch.

Rodic'ia smutne nariekaju; a prosia> ,,Neplac', Elvâra,

nezavy;jaj, dce;renka nas'a, upec'ieme ti dvana;st*-poschodovu; tortu, len cukrove; topa;nky od na;s nez'iadaj,take; v nas'ich obchodoch nedostat*!^^

C"o mali nes't*astnâ rodic'ia robit*@ Sl*u;bili nakoniecumraukanej dce;re cukrove; topa;nky. Hned* ra;novyzdvihol otecko v banke vs'etky u;spory na druz'stevny;byt a objednal u mestsky;ch cukra;rnâ a so;dovka;rnâcukrove; topa;nky pre svoju umn'aukanu; jedina;c'ku.

Cukra;ri a so;dovka;ri sa pustili do roboty, vzali Elvâremieru a vyrobili snehobiele cukrove; topa;noc'ky.Vpredu bola mala; c'ervena; ruz'ic'ka a dookola na;pis>,,Blahoz'ela;me k narodenina;m!^^

Obula si Elvâra cukrove; topa;noc'ky, pokochala sapohl*adom v zrkadle, podupkala po dome a vravâ>

,,Ej, budez'e sa mi sladko chodit* po z'ivote!^^A s ty;mto radostny;m vy;krikom vys'la z domu do

ulâc. Klopka; si sladko, klopka; po chodnâc'ku, ked* tuzrazu na streche> cukru;, cukru; . . . zacukruju; dvehrdlic'ky a potom d*als'ie dve a potom d*als'ie a vs'etkymestske; hrdlic'ky zlietaju; zo striech k Elvâriny;mtopa;nkam a d*obu; do tej sladkej obuvi.

,,Hes'! Hes'!^^ kric'â Elvâra a odha;n'a cukruju;cevta;ctvo od svojich sladky;ch topa;nok. Ale vta;ctva cely;oblak letâ za n'ou ako c'ierny mrak a Elvâra hes'uje a prec'ich obha;n'a. Vtom aj mus'ky c'osi prâjemne; zavon'ali. Bzu;,bzu;, zlietaju; sa na Elvârinu obuv a je ich cele; mrac'no,ako keby to na chodnâku dymilo c'iernym dymom. Ajosy a vc'ely a vs'etok hmyz cele;ho okresu zlieta ksladky;m topa;nkam a Elvâra sa oha;n'a ako veterna;mlynica a kroka poriadneho nemo]z'e spravit*.

Odrazu len na nebi zablyslo, zahrmelo. Nal*akali samus'ky, vc'ely, osy a ine; lietavce, lebo hned* vedeli, z'eide bu;rka. Fr;r;r;, odfr;r;r;kli ako strely a Elvâra cela; blaz'ena;kra;c'a d*alej bez lietaju;ceho sprievodu. Ale odrazu lencup-cup-cup, klop-klop-klop – da;z'd* sa spustil a leje aleje a je to naozajstna; prietrz' mrac'ien. Dala sa Elvârado behu, aby bola c'âm sko]r doma. No nepres'la ani zaroh a vidâ – c'ervene; ruz'ic'ky sa pomaly, ale isto stra;caju;z topa;nok a tec'u; ako c'ervene; poto]c'iky po chodnâku. Ajcukrove; topa;noc'ky su; c'oraz tens'ie a tens'ie a hnede;blahoz'elanie k narodenina;m sa zmies'alo s hnedy;m blatom.

Na druhej ulici Elvâra zastane, rev prena;ramny; spustâ,lebo nijako nevie pochopit*, kam sa jej odrazu stratili tiekra;sne sladke; topa;nky! Lebo na noha;ch uz' nema; nic' ine;,len panc'us'ky a vlastnu; nac'isto premoc'enu; pokoz'ku.

Polez'ala si Elvâra ty;z'den' v postiel*ke, veselo ky;chalaa na;dchovala, a za ten na;dchovy; ty;z'den' vymyslela, z'ev rozpra;vkach su; topa;nky potrebne; na vs'elic'o. Ale vnerozpra;vkach ich treba len na chodenie, a ak je nejaky;princ, nech si Elvâru na;jde hoci aj v obyc'ajny;ch cvic'ka;ch.

O Cukrovy;ch Topa;noc'ka;ch

FEBRUARY 2010 21FEBRUARY 2010 21

Shoes Made Out of SugarKrista Bendova;

Once upon a time there was a little girlwhose name was Elvira. She was an onlychild, and she was quite spoiled. She crieda lot but only when she could not get whatshe wanted. She cried so loudly that every-body who heard her got upset. That is whyeverybody gave her what she wanted.

One day Elvira read a book of fairy tales.She read the story of Cinderella. Everybodyknows the story, Cinderella had a gold slip-per, she lost it, a prince found it and pro-posed marriage to her.

Elvira read the story, thought hard andcame up with the idea what the most im-portant thing in life was shoes. “Howeverthese shoes must be extraordinary,” shethought to herself. “Cinderella’s shoes weremade out of gold, but my parents would notgive me that. But maybe . . . I have a solution.”

Elvira had a solution and she immediately presented itto her parents.

“My dear parents! Elvira said. “I need special shoes, sothe dreamy prince can find me. I want these shoes to bemade out of sugar!” “Dear daughter” cried the parents.“Where can we find such shoes? These kind of shoes arenot made, somebody would have to make only one pair, andthat will be expensive.”

“I want shoes made out of sugar!” said Elvira, as sheprepared to cry.

“Stop, daughter!” her parents were afraid to upset theirdaughter. “We will give you 100 pieces of sugar cubes or1000 sweet kisses but don’t ask for this kind of shoes.”

But Elvira did not listen and started to cry.She is looking and screaming like a siren and neigh-

bors are closing windows and putting cotton in their ears.“Do not cry, daughter, we will buy you as much ice

cream as you want!” the parents are beg-ging their daughter to stop screaming. ButElvira does not stop, her screams vibrate thehouses and the neighbors are trying to hidefrom the noise.

Elvira’s parents are begging now” “Donot cry, daughter, we will bake you a bigcake but do not ask for shoes made fromsugar!” Elvira’s parents did not know whatto do, so they promised her the shoes. Thenext day the father went to the bank to gettheir savings and went to the bakery shopto order shoes made from sugar.

The bakers went to work, they measuredher feet for shoes and made them out of thewhitest sugar. The shoes had a little red roseand a sign “Happy birthday!” Elvira put theshoes on and said: “How sweet my life will

be!” and she went for a walk. All of a sudden all the city doveswere after Elvira’s shoes, they were trying to eat the sugar.“Go away,” screams Elvira and she is chasing the birds away.But the birds are hungry and they are following Elvira andnot only birds are after her sugar shoes but also flies andbees. There are so many birds, flies and bees after Elvira’sshoes that she cannot move. All of a sudden a big stormcame, and all the birds and insects flew away. Elvira wasrelieved but not for long because it started to rain. It wasnot raining it was pouring. Elvira started to run home. How-ever she sees that her beautiful shoes made out of sugarare melting. The shoes made of sugar are thinner and thin-ner and are disappearing and mixing with dirt on the side-walk. Elvira starts to cry, she cannot believe that her beau-tiful sugar shoes are gone! She is standing on the sidewalkin her socks! Elvira was sick for a week with a bad cold.During her sickness Elvira thought that if a prince wants her,he will find her.

Shoes Made Out of Sugar

Saints Cyril and MethodiusSaints Cyril and Methodius were Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the

9th century, who became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples ofGreat Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural develop-ment of all Slavs, for which they received the title “Apostles to the Slavs”. They arecredited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribethe Old Church Slavonic language. After their deaths, their pupils continued theirmissionary work among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Or-thodox Church as saints with the title of “Equals to the Apostles”. In 1880, Pope LeoXIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1980,Pope John Paul II declared them co-patrons of Europe, together with Saint Benedictof Nursia. We celebrate their feast day on February 14th.Prayer:

Saints Cyril and Methodius, watch over all missionaries but especially those inSlavic countries. Help those that are in danger in the troubled areas. Watch over thepeople you dedicated your lives to. Amen

Statue of Saints Cyril andMethodius at the foot of NitraCastle in Slovakia.

22 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009ASSETS

Cash and Short Term Investments $ 20,715,398.50Bonds 526,839,005.54Preferred Stock 8,266,125.87Common Stock 690,119.91Investment Income Due and Accrued 8,847,605.97Promissory Notes 61,067.94Property Plant and Equipment, Net 8,631,317.39Certificate Loans & Accrued Interest 1,402,097.10Other Assets 182,389.08

TOTAL ASSETS $ 575,635,127.30LIABILITIES

Life Reserves $ 165,899,280.08Annuity Reserves 305,738,623.10Death Claims Payable 497,755.83Unearned Premiums 601,083.00Matured Endowments 302,919.00Provision for Dividends Payable 1,715,991.24Accumulated Dividends and Interest 3,498,634.71Accrued Convention Donations 133,334.00Provision for Future Conventions 345,000.40Asset Valuation Reserve 5,159,317.00Interest Maintenance Reserve 1,449,690.00Other Liabilities 1,743,591.61Provision for Annuity Certain Accounts 2,078,000.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 489,163,219.97

SURPLUSSurplus $ 86,471,907.33

TOTAL SURPLUS $ 86,471,907.33TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS $ 575,635,127.30

INCOME STATEMENTFor the Nine Months Ending September 30, 2009

REVENUEInsurance Premiums $ 5,897,793.04Annuity Premiums 23,939,714.49Investment Income 23,888,127.37Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve 52,031.00Rental Income 375,992.00Other Revenue 55,576.05TOTAL REVENUE $ 54,209,233.95

EXPENSESIncrease in Reserves — Life $ 6,534,280.00Increase in Reserves — Annuity 22,335,623.00Insurance Benefits 2,494,257.57Annuity Benefits 11,616,415.91Commission Expense 684,689.72Surrender Benefits 780,440.64Miscellaneous Member Benefits 50,204.88Matured Endowments 241,075.58Donation Expenses 175,155.77Convention Expenses 135,000.00Dividends to Members 1,349,933.42Post Mortem Benefits 617,352.97Bonus to Branches 706,774.00Fraternal Activities 98,307.03Bank Service Charges 69,075.25Data Processing Service Fees 202,178.71Accounting Fees 93,631.00Actuarial Fees 155,102.25Legal Fees 83,641.20Consulting Services 86,550.00Official Publications 190,686.13Scholarship Awards 150,500.00Miscellaneous Employee Benefits 278,763.44Fees — Directors 81,802.74Salaries — Employees 875,274.50Salaries — Officers 328,312.53Interest Expense 270,914.44Tax Expense 240,703.40Depreciation Expense 308,727.00Utility Expense 53,596.74Postage and Printing 208,559.55Advertising 77,383.54Travel Expense 106,024.92Insurance Department Fees 67,231.17Sales Promotion 80,533.65Rental Expense 372,607.00Other Expense 296,671.86TOTAL EXPENSE $ 52,497,981.51

NET INCOME $ 1,711,252.44

When our ancestors came to these shores more than acentury ago, they brought with them few monetary assets. How-ever, their most precious possession was their faith. The seedswere nurtured by the Slovak priests who came with the immi-grant people and helped build our Slovak Catholic fraternals,religious communities of men and women, and nearly 300 Slo-vak parishes. In response to this legacy, the Slovak CatholicFederation will sponsor the 32nd Annual SS. Cyril & MethodiusAppeal.

The Church in Slovakia has enjoyed a great renaissancesince the fall of Communism in 1989. We in America andCanada take pride in the fact that the Slovak Catholic fraternals,our parishes, and individuals of Slovak ancestry have re-sponded generously to assist the Church in our ancestral home-land. The 2010 Annual Appeal begins during the month of Feb-ruary in churches of Slovak decent across the United States andCanada, and will continue to the end of the year.

The 2009 Appeal collected $50,322.49. Since its inception,this Appeal has raised $2,174,758.60.

Funds raised from the Appeal will aid the priest-graduatestudents at the Pontifical Slovak College of SS. Cyril &Methodius, Rome, Italy. These fine priests are being called uponto be the future leaders of the diocesan churches in Slovakiaboth as vicars and bishops, in addition to providing qualifiedinstructors/professors for the seminaries that educate futurepriests. As well, funds benefit those religious communities, bothmen and women, that share a counterpart belonging to the Slo-vak Catholic Federation and the Conference of Slovak Religious.These communities are: Vincentian Sisters of Charity(Ruzomberok); Dominican Sisters (Dunajska Luzna); SchoolSisters of St. Francis (Zilina); Daughters of St. Francis(Bratislava-Prievoz); Byzantine Catholic Sisters of St. Basil theGreat (Secove and Presov), Franciscan Friars Minor (Bratislava),and House of St. Benedict (Bacurov).

The Slovak Catholic Federation was founded in 1911 un-der the spiritual leadership of Rev. Joseph Murgas, foundingpastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Slovak Church, Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania. The purpose of the SCF is to federate individu-als of Slovak origin under one banner, for cultural, religious, andeducational needs. Serving as National President is Rev. PhilipAltavilla, V.E., Episcopal Vicar for the Northern Pastoral Regionof the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Episcopal Mod-erator is the Most Rev. Joseph V. Adamec, D.D., Bishop ofAltoona/Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The National First Vice Presi-dent, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic, pastor of Epiphany Parish, Sayre,Pennsylvania, is the coordinator for this Annual Appeal.

In the Church today, we are finding that more and more in-dividuals of Slovak descent/background do not attend tradition-ally founded Slovak parishes, for a number of reasons. Becauseof this reality today, the monies raised for this Appeal come bothfrom the collections taken in our Slovak parishes as well as fromindividual donors.

Your tax deductible donation can be sent directly to theNational Secretary/Treasurer of the Slovak Catholic Federation:Dolores Evanko, 173 Berner Avenue, Hazleton, PA 18201.Please make your check payable to the Slovak Catholic Fed-eration, noting that it is intended for the Annual Appeal.

Thank you for your most generous support!

SLOVAK CATHOLIC FEDERATIONSCHEDULES 32ND ANNUAL

SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS APPEAL

FEBRUARY 2010 23FEBRUARY 2010 23

CHICKEN POT PIE2 lb. chicken pieces (breasts, thighs,

drumsticks)2 cups sliced carrots1 cup sliced celery¾ cup sliced onion2½ quarts (10 cups) water4 chicken bouillon cubes6 oz. Pot Pie Squares, uncookedSalt and ground black pepper to taste

In large saucepan, stir togetherchicken, carrot, celery, onion, water andbouillon cubes. Heat to boiling; reduceheat to simmering. Cook, uncovered,about 1 hour or until chicken is tender.Remove chicken, reserving broth. Removeskin and bones from chicken; cut chickeninto small pieces. Heat reserved broth toboiling; stir in Pot Pie Squares. Boil 12 to14 minutes, stirring frequently, until almosttender. Add chicken, salt and pepper; heatthoroughly. 6 servings (1 cup each).

CARAMELIZED

BRUSSELS SPROUTS10 cups small, firm fresh Brussels

sprouts (about 2¾ pounds)½ cup sugar¼ cup butter½ cup red wine vinegar¾ cup water¾ teaspoon salt

Prepare the Brussels sprouts by peel-ing off two or three of the dark outer leavesfrom each Brussels sprout; trim stem ends.

In a Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet, heatthe sugar over medium-high heat untilsugar begins to melt, shaking pan occa-sionally to heat sugar evenly. Once sugarstarts to melt, reduce heat and cook untilsugar begins to turn brown. Add butter; stiruntil melted. Add red wine vinegar. Cookand stir for 1 minute. Carefully add thewater and salt. Bring to boiling; add theBrussels sprouts. Return to boiling; reduce

heat. Cover and simmer for 6 minutes.Uncover and cook about 15 minutes moreor until most of the liquid has been ab-sorbed and the sprouts are coated with agolden glaze, gently stirring occasionally.

APPLE PIE CRISPCrisp Topping:½ cup walnuts1 cup flour3 tablespoons brown sugar¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon3 tablespoons margarine, melted (melt

in microwave or small saucepan)3 tablespoons maple syrup, pancake

syrup, or light pancake syrupFilling:4 cups cored and thinly sliced apples,

firmly packed¼ cup sugar1 teaspoon apple pie spice2 tablespoons flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9x 9-inch baking dish, 9-inch cake pan, ordeep-dish pie plate with canola cookingspray. Toast the walnuts by spreading ona pie plate and heating in oven until fra-grant (about 7 minutes). Chop the nutsmedium-fine. Combine flour, brown sugar,and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Drizzlethe melted margarine and maple syrupover the top and blend on low speed untilcrumbly. Add the chopped nuts and mixwell. (The topping can be prepared up toa week ahead and refrigerated.) Put thesliced apples in a large bowl. Add the sugarand apple pie spice to a 1-cup measure,then pour over the apples and toss. Sprinklethe 2 tablespoons flour over the apples andmix gently. Pour the mixture evenly into theprepared baking dish. Spoon the toppingover the apples, pressing down lightly. Placethe dish on a baking sheet (if necessary) tocatch any overflow. Bake on the center rackof oven until the topping is golden brown andthe juices have thickened slightly, about 35-45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla icecream!

SPICY BREADED

CHICKEN WINGS½ cup Dijon mustard1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil2 teaspoons white wine vinegar1¼ teaspoon dry mustard¼ teaspoon cayenne¾ cup fresh bread crumbs or panko¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

(about 3 ounces)3 pounds chicken wings (12-14), wing tips

cut off and discarded or saved for stockPreheat oven to 450 degrees. Oil the

rack of a broiler pan. In a large shallowbowl, whisk together the Dijon, oil, vin-

egar, dry mustard, and cayenne. In an-other bowl toss together the Parmesan andbread crumbs. Working one at time, coatthe chicken wings with the mustard mix-ture, rubbing the mixture in well. Thenpress the wings, thick skin side down, intothe bread crumb mixture. Place the wingson the prepared rack and broiler pan,crumb side up. Bake wings in oven for 30minutes, or until they are cooked throughand golden brown. Can be served warmor at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY

FONDUE1 package (14 ounces) caramels2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk½ cup butter½ cup seedless raspberry jamFrozen pound cake, thawedAssorted fresh fruit

In a large saucepan, combine the firstfive ingredients. Cook over low heat untilcaramels, chips and butter are melted,about 15 minutes. Stir until smooth. Trans-fer to a 1½-qt. slow cooker or fondue pot.Serve warm with pound cake or fruit.Yield: 5 cups.

CREAMIEST WHITE HOT

CHOCOLATE6 cups half-and-half cream, divided11/3 cups vanilla or white chips2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)¼ teaspoon ground cinnamonDash ground nutmeg3 teaspoons vanilla extract

In a large saucepan, combine ½ cupcream, vanilla chips, cinnamon sticks, cin-namon and nutmeg. Cook and stir over lowheat until chips are melted. Stir in remain-ing cream; heat through. Discard cinnamonsticks. Stir in vanilla. Yield: 8 servings.

GORGONZOLA FIGS

WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE1 cup balsamic vinegar16 dried figs½ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese8 thin slices prosciutto, halved widthwise2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary¼ teaspoon pepper

For glaze, in a small saucepan, bringvinegar to a boil over medium heat; cookuntil reduced to about ¼ cup.

Cut a lengthwise slit down the centerof each fig; fill with 1½ teaspoons cheese.Wrap each with a piece of prosciutto;place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle withrosemary and pepper.

Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutesor until prosciutto is crisp. Serve warm withglaze. Yield: 16 appetizers.

24 Z"ENSKA: JEDNOTA

—USE THIS ORDER BLANK—(Please Print)

...................................................................................

Name _______________________________________

Address ______________________________________

City__________________________________________

State _________________ Zip Code _____________

Enclosed find $ _____________ (Money Order) (Check) for ______ copies

of the Slovak-American Cook Book.

Get your cook book today.Tomorrow may be too late!

USE THIS FORM FORCHANGE OF ADDRESS AND

MAGAZINE CANCELLATIONSCHANGE THE ADDRESS ON ALL FCSLA

POLICIES AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR:

INDIVIDUAL — NAME

___________________________________________

ENTIRE FAMILY — LIST NAMES

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

Old Mailing Address

______________________________________________

City___________________________________________

State _____________________ Zip ________________

New Mailing Address

______________________________________________

City___________________________________________

State _____________________ Zip ________________

Phone # ______________________________________

_________________________________________Signature Required (Insured, Annuitant, Owner)

Date of Birth __________________________________(for ID purposes)

_________________________________________Today’s Date

CANCEL MAGAZINE

MAIL OR FAX TO:First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association

24950 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122FAX: (216) 464-9260

The 23rd Edition of Our

SLOVAK-AMERICANCOOK BOOK

It’s Yoursfor the

Ordering!No books are sold

or delivered C.O.D.ALL ARE SOLD

FOR CASH

The cost of each book is $9.00.A carton of 18 books is $144 ($8.00 per book).

Canada residents $11.00 per book.

Send only money order or check payable to:First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association

Attention: Cook Book Department24950 Chagrin Boulevard

Beachwood, OH 44122

2/10